A quote that made a huge impact on me when I discovered it years ago (thanks Gleb!) was this:
No music, no life.
Que viene a ser más o menos «sin música, no hay vida». Muy radical… Y seguramente muy cierto.
Because, who doesn't like music? OK, we may not all have the same musical preferences, but we don't necessarily have to, and it's thanks to those differences that there's such a variety of styles. But we can't deny that music has the power to connect us, to make us vibrate, to move us. It's a universal language. And if we add some movement on top of it, even better.
I don't know how to play any instruments (unless you count a few tin whistle lessons back in school and a handful of tunes I used to play on my Casio PT-1 keyboard), but what I do like a lot is singing. At work we are lucky enough to have a choir, and this month we've started singing together again in person, so exciting! 🙂
El primer día de ensayo presencial, después de dos años cantando por Zoom a micro cerrado y sin poder escucharnos unos a otros, nos llevamos la agradable sorpresa de que no sonábamos tan mal. Y el segundo día, la sorpresa fue tener que aprendernos una mini coreografía para nuestra canción… Toma ya, doble reto para el cerebro: cantar sin mirar la letra, ¡y hacer los pasos de baile al mismo tiempo! Nos hubiera venido muy bien tener un poco más de espacio (estábamos algo apretujados ensayando) y un espejo grande como en las clases de ballet, pero bueno, yo diría que nos apañamos bastante bien.
It felt great to get to connect and enjoy the music together again, singing and moving along. We're not anywhere close to being able to perform, but that's not the point (though hopefully it will come in due course). The reward we all take away from each rehearsal is a huge boost of energy and good vibes, plus starting off the afternoon at work much more relaxed and with a big smile.
So here's an experiment for you to try, if you'd like. Next time you feel down, stuck in a problem, or in any way short of energy, just play some music, start some movement, and see what happens 🙂